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Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) —
also known as Laurie C. Battle —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Wilsonville, Shelby
County, Ala., May 10,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1956;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Alabama, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing
business with the Soviet Union.
Died, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2000 (age 87 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 10,
1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Frank Buchanan (1902-1951) —
of McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
1, 1902.
Son of Thomas Buchanan and Mary (Campbell) Buchanan.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; automobile
dealer; mayor
of McKeesport, Pa., 1942; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1946-51; died in
office 1951.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks; Eagles; Moose;
Lions.
Died, from esophageal
and gastric bleeding, in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 27,
1951 (age 48 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, near McKeesport, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County, Pa.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions; Grange; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gamble —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6,
1885.
Son of Robert
Jackson Gamble and Carrie (Osborne) Gamble.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,
28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., March 4,
1959 (age 73 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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Louis Lazarus Goldstein (1913-1998) —
also known as Louis L. Goldstein —
of Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., March 14,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1959-98; died in office 1998; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1964; Presidential Elector for Maryland,
1996.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, of apparent cardiac
arrest, at Calvert Memorial Hospital,
Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., July 3,
1998 (age 85 years, 111
days).
Interment at Wesley
Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Md.
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Leo E. Green —
of Bowie, Prince
George's County, Md.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Bowie, Md., 1968-72; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1976;
member of Maryland
state senate 23rd District, 1983-.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Still living as of 2002.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August 9,
1898.
Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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Richard Howard Ichord II (1926-1992) —
also known as Richard Howard Ichord; Dick
Ichord —
of Houston, Texas
County, Mo.; Tantallon, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., June 27,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1952-60; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1961-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Lions; Odd
Fellows; Phi Eta
Sigma; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Suffered a heart
attack and died one week later, in a hospital
at Houston, Texas
County, Mo., December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Cemetery, Houston, Mo.
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Carey Estes Kefauver (1903-1963) —
also known as Estes Kefauver —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Madisonville, Monroe
County, Tenn., July 26,
1903.
Son of Robert Cooke Kefauver and Phredonia (Estes) Kefauver.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1939-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1949-63; died in office 1963; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Political Science Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a ruptured
abdominal aortic aneurysm, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., August
10, 1963 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Monroe County, Tenn.
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Thomas Savig Kleppe (1919-2007) —
also known as Thomas S. Kleppe; Tom Kleppe —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Kintyre, Emmons
County, N.Dak., July 1,
1919.
Son of Lars Kleppe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bismarck, N.Dak., 1950-54; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1964, 1970; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1967-71; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 2,
2007 (age 87 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Mattingly (1916-1999) —
of St.
Mary's County, Md.
Born in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., January
2, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1946-50; member of Maryland
state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Maryland, 1972-86.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in Leonardtown, St. Mary's
County, Md., December
28, 1999 (age 83 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) —
also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L.
Miller —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.
Born near Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., May 24,
1892.
Son of Reno Jesse Miller and Ada Mae (Berry) Miller.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., March 16,
1967 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) —
also known as Kenneth A. Roberts —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Piedmont, Calhoun
County, Ala., November
1, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63,
at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and
wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican
nationalists, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Potomac, Montgomery
County, Md., May 9,
1989 (age 76 years, 189
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) —
also known as Lansdale G. Sasscer —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
30, 1893.
Son of Frederick Sasscer and Lucy (Clagett) Sasscer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1924,
1936,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Lions; Kiwanis.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., November
5, 1964 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) —
also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born near Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., November
23, 1894.
Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel.
Republican. Athletic
coach; lawyer; Governor of
Kansas, 1943-47; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of abdominal
cancer, at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Roy Neville Staten (1913-1999) —
of Dundalk, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Sandidges, Amherst
County, Va., June 30,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1953-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964;
member of Maryland
state senate 8th District, 1967-78.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Moose.
Died December
11, 1999 (age 86 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Olin Earl Teague (1910-1981) —
also known as Olin E. Teague; "Tiger
Teague" —
of Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex.; College Station, Brazos
County, Tex.
Born in Woodward, Woodward
County, Okla., April 6,
1910.
Son of James Martin Teague and Ida (Sturgeon) Teague.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1946-78; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1981 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond L. Telles, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Raymond Telles —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., September
5, 1915.
Son of Ramon L. Telles and Angela (Lopez) Telles.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; El Paso
County Clerk, 1949-57; mayor of
El Paso, Tex., 1957-61; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1961-67.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1991.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March 11,
1899.
Son of Charles Edward Utt and Mary M. (Sheldon) Utt.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-37; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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